Are you sure your company can pass a safety audit? Are you looking for clarification on exactly what health and safety programs and level of training your employees need to comply with OSHA and other regulations? Get started with a Gap Analysis!
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As of April 1, 2015, Emilcott will begin offering a new service to small businesses everywhere. These Safety Health and Regulatory Programs, also known as SHARP, are written health and safety plans that will be offered to clients to assist them reach their safety goals and meet regulatory compliance standards. This subscription based health and safety program is flexible, scalable, affordable and will be 100% customized for each and every client.
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It’s that time of year again, all your employees need their annual fit tests. For many companies this can be a daunting task that involves weeks of scheduling and ultimately pulling employees out of the field, missing valuable work time.
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Below are the top 10 things you need to know about Respiratory Protection and Fit testing. For more detailed information on training and fit testing visit our website and click on the training icon.
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The lungs are amazing, so that is why it is important to understand how respirators can really protect your lungs . It surprises most people to learn that the lungs have the largest surface area of any body organ -- about 80 times more area than the skin, or about the size of a tennis court! As we breathe, our lungs are in constant contact with the outside world and that is a lot of contact area. They need to be protected.
Topics: Respirators Can Really Protect your Lungs, respirator lung protection, protecting your lungs with a respirators, how respirators can protect your lungs
This individual is officially listed in the site’s written Respiratory Protection Program and is accountable and responsible for the day-to-day operation of the program. Some of those “day-to-day” tasks include
According to Prevent Blindness America, more than 2,000 eye injuries occur in the workplace every day, and one in ten injuries will cause an employee to miss one to 10 days of work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates eye injuries cost employers an average of $467 million each year. Preventing injury is crucial to the safety of the employee and the productivity of the company.
Topics: emergency eyewash and shower equipment, emergency eyewash stations at the workplace, eyewash stations and portable showers
This past November, NIOSH released an illustrated guide aimed at preventing musculoskeletal disorders and injuries in the retail industry. The eighteen page guide is specifically directed to preventing material handling injuries in the grocery sector—illustrating and outlining ways and techniques to practice safe lifting and pulling methods to avoid.
Topics: evaluate material handling operations, Industries with Material Handling, NIOSH Material Handling
The OSHA 300A Annual Recordkeeping Summary Form must be prepared and posted by February 1, 2015. These requirements are specified in 29 CFR §1904.32-33.
Topics: OSHA 300A Preparation, Posting and Retention Requirements, OSHA 300A Annual Recordkeeping Summary Form
This past November, newspapers, the digital media and television reported the unfortunate death of Gary Anderson, 58, who was delivering sheet rock to a high-rise building under construction on Christopher Columbus Drive in Jersey City. This incident was widely reported as a freak accident because Mr. Anderson was struck in the head with a tape measure that had fallen from the belt of a worker on the 50th story of the building.
Topics: Falling Tape Measure Incident, Construction Site Safety, employee training and site safety oversight